Necktie rack



Nov. 13, 1951 c. KRUGER 2,575,111

NECKTIE RACK Filed June 10, 1950 INVENTOR. V51/Z Mame?? Patented Nov. 13, 1951 UNITED LSTATIELS QFiFlCE aman I ,'NECKTIE l Cyril Kruger, New Imi-k, Application cJune `10, 195D,$ea1No.f157;32.7 2 Claims. (CI. 2li-87) This invention relates to a necktie rack.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a collapsible necktie rack which will have double rows of supporting hooks and with the hooks of one row being staggered with respect to the hooks of the other row and whereby upon a simple manipulation of a crank forming a projection of one of the hooks, the hooks are adjusted in unison to either collapse or project the same.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a double -row hook arrangement for necktie racks which may be collapsed, which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, easy to adjust, consumes little space, durable and eicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the necktie rack embodying the features of the present invention with the hooks projected. l

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the necktie rack with the hooks collapsed.

Fig. 3 is al front elevational view of the necktie rack with the hooks collapsed.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view" of the necktie rack with the hooks projected. y y

Fig. 5 is an end view of the necktie rack with the hooks projected.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the end of the necktie rack with the hooks projected.

Referring now to the figures, I and Il represent respectively upper and lower parallel bars to which -a plurality of intermediate hooks I2 are connected. These hooks I2 are formed of a single wire and have upper and lower tie supporting projections or ends I3 and I4. Each hook has a vertically extending connecting portion I pivotally connected with the lower transverse bar I I and a vertically extending portion I6 pivotally connected to the upper bar I0. The vertically extending portion I5 extends upwardly in rear of the upper bar I0 and is connected by a transverse or horizontal portion I'I to the verticallyl extending portion I6. When the tie supporting projections are extended forwardly, the back face of the upper bar I0 will come to rest against the upper part of the vertically extending portion I5 of the double hook I2. The upper bar IlI will accordingly lie forwardly of the lower ybar II. The lower bar II has holes I8 and I9 in the respective ends thereof through which screws can 2 be extended to connect the necktie rack to a wall surface.r

On the ends of the bars is a crank having but a single tie supporting portion. This crank isV indicated generally at 2| and has a vertically extending 'portion 22 extending through the lower transverse bar, acrank arm portion 23 and a vertically extending portion 24 extending through the -upper transverse bar. An arm 25 with a handle 26 extends from the vertically extending portion 2|. A tie supporting projection 2I extends forwardly from the vertically extending portion 22 within the lower bar I I.

By manipulation of the handle arm 25 and of the portions of the end wire 2l, as indicated in Fig. 2 the tie supporting portions lcan be collapsed or extended. The ties are arranged on the tie supporting projections in the manner as shown in Fig. 5.

It should be apparent that there has lbeen provided -a tie arrangement having a plurality of rows of tie supporting projections wherein these projections can be collapsed by a simple movement of one bar relative to the other by means of a single tie supporting crank located at the end of the rack.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what is claimed is:

l. A double row hook necktie rack comprising two transverse bars extending parallel to each other and with one lying above the other, a plurality of Wire pivot hooks pivotally connected to the bars, each of said hooks having two vertically extending portions and a horizontal portion connecting said vertical portions together at their upper ends, each of the vertically extending portions having a forwardly extending tie supporting projection, said vertically extending portions being respectively pivotally connected to the transverse bars, one of the vertically extending portions being longer than the other and pivoted in the lower bar and extending upwardly along the rear face of the upper bar and serving as a stop for the upper bar.

2'. A double row hook necktie rack comprising two transverse Ibars extending parallel to each other and with one lying above the other, a plurality of wire pivot hooks pivotally connected to the bars, each of said. hooks having two vertically extending r-portions and a horizontal portion connecting said vertical portions together at their upper ends, each of the vertically extending portions having -a forwardly extending tie supporting projection, said vertically extending portions being respectively pivotally connected to the transverse bars, one of the vertically extending portions being longer than the other and pivoted in the lower bar and extending upwardly along the rear face of the upper bar and serving as a stop for the upper bar, and an operating' double crank having vertically extending portions connected by an intermediate crank portion, said vertically operating arm extending therefrom with a handle mi. .i

thereupon whereby upon grasping the handle and operating the double crank the bars can collapse the tie supporting projections or project them.

CYRIL KRUGER.

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